THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 30, 1997,
TLL KNOCKOUT LOUIS' SAYS BRADDOCK
WEAKNESS IN "HARLEM HORROR'S" DEFENCE MILLION DOLLAR GATE FORECASTED (By STEVE SNIDER)
JIMM
Chicago, February 20.
IMMY BRADDOCK'S low voice cut through the blue fog from a cigar: “Sure, I'll beat Joe Louis. Maybe knock him out." The heavy weight champion was draped over a six foot lounge în his Loop hotel. "Make no mistake about Joe. He's the best puncher in the heavy weight class. He's a mean hitter with either hand. Maybe that left hook is his Sunday punch, but that right is good, too.
"BUT SO: IS MINE. I THINK IN A FEW ROUNDS I CAN FEINT HIM INTO A SPOT WHERE HE THINKS HE'S GOT ME SET FOR A LEFT HOOK. HE'S GOT TO DROP HIS GUARD TO HOOK. THEN THE FIGHT IS MINE. A STRAIGHT RIGHT WILL START HIM DOWN HILL, IF HE GOES BACK FAR EN- OUGH, I CAN KNOCK HIM OUT.”"
"Braddock's plan at least the one he talks about - virtually was the same Max Schmeling used to smash the myth of Louis, the super fighter. Will Joe have a new defence for the sucker punch? "Louis is a good fighter himself," Braddock admitted. "But it's also true he is easy to feint. "I watched him in five fights. Always I see places where he can be hit.'
Jimmy Braddock, above, the present world heavyweight boxing champion, intends to take on Máx Schmeling, of Germany, on June 3, and the Detroit Negro, Joe Louis, on June 23, according to his manager Ray Gould. This has never been performed by a World champion before and there are grave doubts as to whether the Irish-American will survive his first fight.
KOWLOON BOYS SWAMP
COLONY BOYS' SOCCER XI
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Kowloon were well served by excellent condition. His weight their half-back line. P. Castro, at
A. R. MINU'S was within six pounds of the centre-half, marked Souza, the JUNIOR TEST
VERY FINE ANALYSIS
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figure he carried against Max Liga player, well and Maxwell was
two safe in his clearances and tackling. CRICKET XT
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GOOD BACKS
MEET K.C.C.
The following have been selected
"I don't think I'll have as much trouble getting into ring form as 1: did after my last layoff", he said. Keown and Ulrich showed good "Six weeks in the woods and I'll understanding at full-back, and to represent the Rest of the Junior
League covered each other well do that Cricket be ready for ring work.”
· against the Cricket MILLION DOLLAR GATE Jeffrey, in goal, was not troubled Champions, the Kowloon
Club at 11 a.m. next Sunday at When the Sporting Club of Illi-much. nios offered the champion $500,000
Yong Toong-ling, in Hong Kong's the K.C.C.;____
Capt. D. B. Michell to meet Louis here this summer, it goal, brought off several good
(Army) (Cap- counted on the Bomber's appeal to saves, but the habit of his backs in tain), Q.M.S. Moreton (Army), lat. Comdr. D'Arcy-Evans (Navy), B. G. draw a million dollar, gate into playing too far back, hampered him Baker (Police), C. Pope (Police), W. Goodwin, although rather erra-
in his work. Comiskey Park.
Stoker (H.K.C.C.), A. Zimmern tie in length, was coming off very
In the forward line much was] (C.C.C.), H. M. Cockle (C.S.G.C.), fast and with the total at 99, Owen Now it's Braddock who may be Hughes was bowled off his pads by the lure, Smilin' Jimmy filled the expected of Souza, but he could do T. H. Yeoh (University), A. K. Minu
beauty, also from
Goodwin. streets with a gaping throng the nothing against Kowloon's defence. (I.R.C.) and A. M. Prata (Recreio).
easy, but Zimmern after adding 3 runs to his overnight score, played over a yorker from Good- win, which took his middle stump.
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Nazarin was dismissed at 120, and day he signed with Louis, The Kowloon's prospects looked dis- Bomber has become a home town tinctly bright. Hayward was then boy, but "Jim's the champ.” associated with Souza, and despite frequent changes, 96 runs were added before Souza, in attempting to square cut a long hop from Goodwin, was caught behind the wicket.
SOUZA'S FINE His innings had been cularly fine effort
EPSOM'S NEW £1,000 SPRINT
R. Rocha, at inside left, was off form, and did not give the same dis- play as in the match against the Service Boys.
Eric Phelps Beats Lou Barry
Reis opened the scoring with a high-shot and a few minutes later Pryde and Wong added the second
London, To-day, came into the limelight with two six lengths over the Putney and third In the second-half Santos
Eric Phelps beat Lou Barry by to good goals, and Pryde completed Mortlake course for the English his "hat trick" to give Kowloon Sculling Championship yesterday.
'Phelps' time was 24 minutes 50 seconds.---Reuter-
The King's Prize Handicap, es⭑ tablished at the Epsom Spring meeting in 1985, has failed to at- tract the support of owners and
critical A new race, the Carew Handicap, excellent a five-furlongs sprint with £1,000. defensive play with harshness on added to a sweepstakes, has been anything, the slightest bit loose. A substituted. little more experience and Souza is certain to play for Hong Kong.
period, and he conarti-
trainers, and has been abandoned the biggest wh of the series, -
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With Hayward opening out, and Minu hitting all and aundry, the Hong Kong side were finally dis- missed after the Kowloon, total hád been topped by three runs.
Kowloon started their second in- nings at 3,28 and were continually struggling for runs against Minu, who on a wicket admirably suited to him, was almost unplayable.
The
BENNY LYNCH RECOGNISED
AS CHAMPION
ARMSTRONG WINS
New York, March 19.
Henry
· Hong Kong:-Yong Toong-ling (St. Stephens); Lo Hing-pun (King'a) and Eddie Yong (St. Stephens): Lau Kean- pin (St. Stephens). Won Kyan-len (SE Paul's) and Oh Khong-wan (St. Ste- phens); Tong Chi (St. Stephens); J. Young (St. Joseph's). H. Souza (St, Joseph's), R. Rocha (St. Joseph's) and Shum Karming (St. Stephens)...
Kowloon -- 1. Jeffrey (C.B.S.); A Armstrong, Negro feather-weight, The Keown (C.B.S.) and A. Ulrich (La to-night scored a 10-round decision The have Salle); W. K. Bryde (C.B,S.), P. Castro over Aldo Spoldi, of Italy. Lynch (La Salle) and R. Maxwell (La Salle); United Press gave Armstrong
A. Reis (La Salle), Wong Ping-hok pion (La Salle), W. Pryde (C.B.S.). H. San- eight rounds and Spoldi two. The retos (La Salle) and Leung Ping-wan Italian was forced to retreat con
(La Salle).
New York, February 26.. National Boxing Association formally recognised Benny (Glasgow) as fly-weight ch of the world as a result of his cent victory over Small Mont of the Philippines in London.
minutes from time,
Richardson then-struck ́ an in-
RECREIO'S SENIOR SOCCER WIN OVER POLICE:
stantly and was bleeding badly at the finish. Armstrong weighed 1261⁄2 pounds. Spoldi weighed 125.
BRILLIANT RUN BY A. G. K. BROWN
London, February Brown, the
FINE ANALYSIS Backed up by some splendid catching, by Owen Hughes, and spired spell and although dropped smart stumping, by Hayward, he at least half-a-dozen-times, carried returned the remarkable analysis the score to within striking dis In a re-arranged First Division tance of the Kowloon total, three League football match played last loon innings closed for runs being required for victory, Saturday at Causeway Bay, Club de
president 104, Hong Kong requiring 102 when time was called. Some idea of Recreio beat the Police by four and Olympic Games athlete, beat a "victory" in 60 minutes, the rate of Richardson's scoring clear goals. The match was fixed 24-year-old record yesterday, when were early in difficulties against will be guaged from the fact that at the last moment by mutual con- he won an open 200 yards handi- Garthwaite, who bowled very well, of the 47 runs added with Souza, sent of both teams and as a result cap from scratch in 19.5 sec. The and half the alde had been dis- the latter scored but 6 An excel the newspapera were not notified previous, best was 20 sec. by G missed for 62 runs with only 15 lent finish to an excellent game. in time.
Perrot In 1918, 6:
runs for